Surgical site infectionKidney transplantationPerioperative antibiotic prophylaxisCefazolinInfections in kidney transplant recipients are particularly challenging owing to the immunosuppressive treatment, usually
Anti-staphylococcal antibiotics should be started as soon as the diagnosis is suspected and the site of infection identified. Initial empiric antimicrobial therapy should include an anti-staphylococcal antibiotic effective against betalactamase-resistant organisms and a protein synthesis-inhibiting antibiotic su...
These sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are caused by bacteria. Antibiotics in the 20th century helped prevent the spread of these diseases. But more recently, some of these bacterial infections have shown resistance to antibiotics. The worst cases have come from bacteria that cause gonorrhea; ...
What are the possible permanent solutions to the problem of antibiotic-resistant urinary tract infection (UTI) in a kidney transplant recipient? The patient has been repeatedly hospitalized and treated, with only short-term success, with parenteral antibiotics for serious, symptomatic UTIs caused by mu...
31. Infection in Kidney Transplant Recipients 32. Liver Disease Among Renal Transplant Recipients 33. Neurologic Complications after Kidney Transplantation 34. Cutaneous Disease in Kidney Transplantation Patients 35. Cancer in Dialysis and Transplant Patients Chapter 36. Pancreas and Kidney Transplantation for...
The glycopeptide antibiotic vancomycin is a mainstay in the treatment of Gram-positive infection. While its association with acute kidney injury (AKI) has waxed and waned, recent data suggest nephrotoxicity, even as mono-therapy. Our study aimed to evalu
Third, many antibiot- ics can be cleared significantly by RRT, and high-intensity RRT would make it more complicated to adjust the dose of antibiotics and could potentially generate periods of inadequate antibiotic levels, which, in turn, may impede the efficacy of antimicrobial therapy. Lastly, ...
Acute interstitial nephritis (AIN) is a leading cause of acute kidney injury (AKI) in hospitalized patients, and β-lactam antibiotics are a common cause.1 Early diagnosis of β-lactam−induced AIN is essential to direct changes to therapy, but it is often difficult to distinguish AIN from ...
secretion of uric acid and oxalic acid, leading to gut microbiota disturbances [18,21]. In addition to the above, reduced dietary fiber intake, increased constipation, diminished protein absorption, and frequent use of antibiotics and iron therapy are also involved in the development of gut ...
All patients received antibiotics. The kind of aminoglycosides used in our center was amikacin and the dosing regimen was 400 mg once daily which was lower than the standard dosage. Dosage of vancomycin was adjusted according to therapeutic drug monitoring. During hospitalization, a total of 459...